This is a roundup of articles from the openSUSE community listed on planet.opensuse.org. This community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from August 14 to 20.

This week highlights KDE Gear 26.08, KDE Frameworks 6.29, openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 publishing its pre-schedule, a Google Summer of Code 2026 final report on modernizing openSUSE’s OBS status service and much more.

Here is a summary and links for each post:

Released KDE Gear 26.08, “Enjoy Shiny Stuff” Edition

The KDE Blog announces KDE Gear 26.08, the second major update of the KDE application suite this year, focusing on improving the small everyday tasks users perform. The release spans Okular, Dolphin, Konsole, Kdenlive, Minuet and more than a dozen other applications, with full changelogs available for those eager to explore every detail.

Reverse clock for your desk

The KDE Blog presents Girosur Clock, an analog clock plasmoid that rotates in the opposite direction to what Northern Hemisphere users are accustomed to. Created by teovisaires, this widget turns the clock face and its hands in reverse as a playful addition to the desktop, marking entry number 38 in the blog’s ongoing Plasma 6 plasmoid series.

Recycling an interview. Is it worth being a blogger?

Victorhck recycles a set of interview questions originally posed on Tecnoysoft and answers them from his own perspective as a long-time GNU/Linux blogger. He reflects on why maintaining a personal blog still matters in an era of short-form video and what keeps him publishing despite modest readership numbers.

Circular Alt-Tab Window Switch for Plasma 6

The KDE Blog introduces Circular Alt-Tab, a window switcher for Plasma 6 that arranges open windows in circular sectors around the cursor. Created by Lubdhak7414, it features live window thumbnails, multi-ring layouts for more than eight windows, middle-click close, and a “Desktop Peek” option that minimizes all applications for a quick look at the desktop.

Twenty-nine-year update of KDE Frameworks 6 and KConfig

The KDE Blog covers the 29th update to KDE Frameworks 6, the foundational library layer that supports the entire KDE ecosystem. This installment also dives into KConfig.

openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Pre-Schedule Is Now Available

openSUSE News announces the preliminary schedule for the openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026, set for October 3–4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The organizing committee received 114 proposals from 85 speakers, and attendees can now browse sessions and plan which talks and workshops to attend ahead of the conference.

Towards a true LTS support of the entire KDE ecosystem (again)

The KDE Blog reports on a new initiative to bring true long-term support to the entire KDE ecosystem, not just the Plasma desktop. A partnership between Kubuntu Focus and Techpaladin Software under the Bullet-Proof KDE Initiative will fund bug fixes and CI infrastructure for Plasma 6.6, KDE Frameworks 6.24, and KDE Gear 25.12, the versions shipped in Kubuntu 26.04.

Integration of NFC in Plasma Mobile

The KDE Blog details KDE developer Volker Krause’s investigation into the state of NFC technology in the Linux ecosystem and his plans to integrate it into Plasma Mobile. He examines shortcomings in current drivers, middleware and Qt NFC APIs, and presents an initial Plasma applet and session daemon for NFC management.

Linux Saloon 216 | Open Mic Night

CubicleNate hosts another community episode of Linux Saloon with an open mic format, featuring live discussions about Fedora user experiences, job openings at Epic Games focused on Linux security, and IBM’s new chip architecture advancements. The post also covers Dell surpassing HP in U.S. PC sales amid a shrinking market.

openSUSE Kudos Recognitions for July 2026

openSUSE News publishes a new monthly Kudos recognition report for July 2026. It spotlights four users who received kudos and three contributors who earned badges.

GSoC 2026 Final Report: Enhancing openSUSE Git Workflow

Mario’s Blog shares the final Google Summer of Code 2026 report about modernizing openSUSE’s obs-status-service under mentor Daniel García Moreno. The project replaced legacy SVG string concatenation with Go templates, added Gitea-native theming, introduced real-time polling for live badge updates, and contributed reputation label prototypes upstream to Gitea.

Two-way synchronization of clipboard in RDP – This week in Plasma

The KDE Blog translates Nate Graham’s weekly Plasma report, which highlights bidirectional clipboard sharing in remote desktop sessions via KRDP. Other notable changes include scroll speed sliders with numeric inputs in System Settings, Discover showing external application links, and numerous bug fixes across Plasma 6.6.7, 6.7.5 and 6.8.

Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/33

Victorhck and Dominique Leuenberger summarizes four Tumbleweed snapshots (0806, 0809, 0811, and 0812) that delivered KDE Plasma 6.7.4, GDM 50.2, Mesa 26.2.0, OpenSSH 10.5p1 and OpenVPN 2.7.5. Critical security patches included a root code execution fix in dracut and an RSA decryption fix in python-cryptography, while GCC 16.2.0 and Linux kernel 7.1.8 rounded out the updates.

How a rural region beat the tech giants

The KDE Blog promotes the third episode of the podcast “La era de las distros,” which tells the story of LinEx, the Linux distribution deployed by the regional government of Extremadura, Spain. The episode explores how a rural region challenged the dominance of proprietary software through a bold public technology initiative.

Tiny Wins for Packagers: End-of-Week Update (2026-08-14)

The Open Build Service team publishes its weekly roundup of fixed issues, small features and security updates. Highlights include lowering the threshold for the “Mark all” notifications button, restoring the Show more/less link on user profiles, and fixing osc copypac to error out when copying a package with an empty name.

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The TOTO Museum (TOTO ミュージアム, Tōtō Museum) in Kitakyushu was opened on the occasion of the company's 100th anniversary and showcases the evolution of the business and its products. The elegant two-story building stands on the grounds of the company headquarters, has a showroom on the first floor and the museum on the second floor.

The museum leads visitors through the history of TOTO, beginning with the first ceramic flush toilet seat developed in 1914 and the company's formal establishment in 1917 as a pioneer player in the ceramic sanitation industry at a time when most of Japan was still without a sewerage system. Old toilet seats are on display, as well as exquisite porcelain tableware that the company used to produce as a side business in the past.


Old toilet bowls in the museum gallery
The exhibition moves on to washlets, arguably TOTO's most famous product today. Not only do modern washlets simply wash and dry toilet users, they also come with heated seats and automated flushing capabilities, play sounds to mask toilet noises, and automatically open and close lids. Another exhibition room is dedicated to the pioneers in the business and how their ideas and contributions led the company to where it is today.

One of the museum's highlights is the gallery showing the evolution of toilets and other TOTO products over the decades. These include toilet bowls, washlets, urinals, bath tubs and fittings. The last gallery displays bathroom units sold overseas, tailored to suit the different regions.

Source: Japan-guide website

The TOTO Museum ... was designed by Azusa Sekkei to reflect the corporate philosophy of "Lush Earth and a Drop of Water".

Architectural and Eco-Friendly Features

Concept Form: The building features a pure white, rounded shape that symbolizes sanitary ware and a droplet of water set against a backdrop of extensive greenery.

Sustainable Design: Designed with over 100 eco-friendly initiatives, it incorporates high-insulation architecture, solar panels, and solar chimneys for natural ventilation and energy efficiency.

Material Recycling: Pavement and exterior elements creatively utilize recycled ceramic shards and scraps sourced directly from TOTO’s manufacturing process.

Natural Lighting: Large windows maximize daylight penetration throughout the interior spaces, reducing daytime artificial lighting needs.